Recent Advances on Magnetic Sensitive Hydrogels in Tissue Engineering

Zhongyang Liu; Jianheng Liu; Xiang Cui; Xing Wang; Licheng Zhang; Peifu Tang

doi:10.3389/fchem.2020.00124

Recent Advances on Magnetic Sensitive Hydrogels in Tissue Engineering

Front Chem. 2020 Mar 6:8:124. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2020.00124. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Zhongyang Liu^{1

2}, Jianheng Liu^{1

2}, Xiang Cui^{1

2}, Xing Wang³, Licheng Zhang^{1

2}, Peifu Tang^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Orthopedics, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
² National Clinical Research Center for Orthopedics, Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Beijing, China.
³ Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Abstract

Tissue engineering is a promising strategy for the repair and regeneration of damaged tissues or organs. Biomaterials are one of the most important components in tissue engineering. Recently, magnetic hydrogels, which are fabricated using iron oxide-based particles and different types of hydrogel matrices, are becoming more and more attractive in biomedical applications by taking advantage of their biocompatibility, controlled architectures, and smart response to magnetic field remotely. In this literature review, the aim is to summarize the current development of magnetically sensitive smart hydrogels in tissue engineering, which is of great importance but has not yet been comprehensively viewed.

Keywords: functional recovery; magnetic field; magnetic hydrogel; magnetic particle; tissue engineering.

Publication types

Review